Interesting.
Bunching up.
I wonder what our odds were after the Spuds, and separately the Norwich wins, were? Much longer than 4/1 I’d imagine.
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You can see that on Oddschecker.,..,
1. Click on Brighton to open up a window of odds history.
2. It defaults to changes today, so click "All History", eg
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I set quite a lot of store in what the bookies say (well, they've certainly got the better out of my dealings with them over the years). What encourages me is that they have set those odds on performances rather than points on the board. I know that because they have us much less likely to go down that Newcastle and Burnley who have more points than us.
The bookies have been watching us and they are seeing what we are seeing.
Odds are dictated by the bookmakers exposure to losses, not by what they see on the pitch.
Fewer people are backing us to go down compared to the other teams you mentioned.
That seems about right.
Watford and Norwich starting to look unlikely to reach 35+ points.
Southampton and Villa look shaky but the January window could make enough of a difference for them.
As for the albion, 6 points vs Sheff Utd and Bournemouth would make for an excellent return after playing everyone once.